Linus Torvalds, father of the Linux kernel, has fleshed out his unhappiness with GPLv3 in three recent posts on the Linux Kernel Mailing List. Torvalds previously stated that the kernel will remain under the licensing terms of GPLv2. Yesterday, Torvalds offered his opinion as to where the battle over DRM should take place.

You don't have any more rights to the windows or any other software source code than you do to the title of my car.(proper compensation changing the issue)

If Sun wants to give away it's source, that's their right. If MS wants to not give away it's source, that's their right.

Sure, you have rights as an individual, as a user. But MS has rights too. They made the software, legally they can do whatever the hell they wanna do with it. You don't like it, you don't use windows. I don't like it, I certainly don't use it. But labeling theft as some sort of right is one of the most arrogant things I've seen in a while.

-------------usually, you can only install it on a single machine, even a single user on a single machine. -----------

And had MS been a market competitor or market leader there'd be alternatives pushing the envelope for not only lower pricing but better products.

The alternative and competitor is Linux/OSS because it is immune to MS' advances.

Besides, you can buy a multi user/machine licenced version of windows, I haven't looked up pricing lately but I vaguely remember multipacks being cheaper.

--------------You seem to have some serious issues with RMS--------------------

I do. I'm glad I made it clear. The guy is out of his tree. The more momentum the OSS movement gains, the more whacked out he seemingly becomes.

-------------but remember that Linux is still licensed under the GPLv2. Looks to me as if you're trying to use the "GPLv2 vs GPLv3" as a wedge issue-------------

You can look at it that way if you so choose. That's your right.

All I'm trying to say is that RMS' fight on the political front has consistently shown to be the wrong way to fight the battle. Being pragmatic and showing how linux/OSS is the superior product is the way to win this battle. That is if you truely care about slaying the dragon in Redmond.